1995 DODGE INTREPID Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

AFTER OWNING THIS CAR FOR ONLY 9 MONTHES , IT HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE. AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR I STARTED TO HEAR ALL KINDS OF COMMENTS FROM PREVIOUS INTREPID OWNERS AS TO HOW UNSAFE AND WHAT A LEMON THESE CARS WERE. THIS CAR WAS CONSTANTLY FAILING. ON THE ROAD, ON THE INTERSTATE, ON MY WAY HOME LATE AT NIGHT. ALL THE PROBLEMS STARTED JUST ONE MONTH AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR. IT WAS ON GOING, NEVER STOPPPED. UNFORTUNANTLY THERE HAD TO BE AN END TO THE TROUBLE AND AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT WAS DUMPED INTO THIS PEICE OF JUNK CAR. THE ONLY RESPONSE I HAVE GOTTEN FROM CHRYSLER WAS, SORRY. I ALLOWED CHRYSLER TO REPO IT ONLY BECAUSE I HAD MY BACK AGAINST THE WALL. I ONLY HOPE TO GRAB SOMEBODYS ATTENTION SO THAT FUTHER INVESTIGATION WILL FOLLOW INTO THESE CARS. INTERPIDS ARE POORLY DESIGNED CARS AND ARE NOT...

IN YOUR DATABASE, I SAW APPROXIMATELY 40 ODI IDS RELATING TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURES IN THE DODGE INTREPID, AND SOME VEHICLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED MORE THAN ONCE. IF I HAD SCANNED THE RECORDS FOR THE CHRYSLER CONCORDE AND THE EAGLE VISION (WHICH ARE THE SAME AS THE DODGE INTREPID), I AM SURE THAT I WOULD HAVE SEEN SIMILAR NUMBERS OF RELATED ODI IDS. MY TRANSMISSION WAS JUST COMPLETELY REBUILT AT A COST OF $1,700 DUE TO AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. CONSUMERS UNION HAS NOTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS A SERIOUS SORE SPOT IN THEIR CONSUMER REPORTS PUBLICATIONS ON THIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAD THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD KITS IN STOCK - INDICATING FREQUENT NEED FOR THESE PARTS. I RECOMMEND THAT THE NHTSA FINALLY ACT ON THIS ISSUE TO THE EXTENT THAT CHRYSLER CORPORATION BE DIRECTED TO ISSUE A FORMAL RECALL, AND ALSO REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR PREVIOUS REPAIRS.

NO SUMMARY.

I THINK THAT IS ENOUGH TO TELL YOU THIS MODEL HAS DEFECTS TOO MANY TO MENTION. I THINK DODGE SHOULD ALLOW SOME SORT OF RENUMERATION ON REPAIRS OR A NICE REASONABLE DISCOUNT ON FUTURE PURCHASES SINCE THIS IS MY SECOND DODGE.

WHEN PUTTTING IN TO GEAR THE CAR JUMPS OUT OF GEAR. HAS TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR.THIS HAPPENS WHILE ON FLAT GROUD AND WHILE ACCELERATING. *AK

DEALER INDICATES REBUILD REQUIRED AT ONLY 45K MI. $2,000 TO REPAIR. PROPER MAINTENANCE WAS PERFORMED. DEALER INDICATES IT'S NOT POLICY TO GIVE CHRYLER CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER.

TRANSMISSION ALSO BEHAVES STRANGELY EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT COLD, SUCH AS EARLY OR LATE SHIFTS

DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION IS NOT ALLOWING IT TO GO INTO REVERSE GEAR. MECHANIC WILL OVERHAUL TRANSMISSION. *AK

AIR BAGS SENSOR LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WOULD COME ON AND STAY ON WHEN VEHICLE IS STARTED. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NO PROBLEM COULD BE FOUND. ALSO, SINCE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REBUILT. THE CONTROL PANEL FAILED TO OPERATE, AND GEAR SHIFT FAILED TO LIGHT UP. WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPOXIMATELY 60-65 MPH,TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO DOWNSHIFT TO LOW AND ALL LIGHTS WOULD GO OUT. DEALER/MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND PROBLEM STILL EXITS. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

ONGOING / INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILING. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED FIRST TIME AT 80,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, IT FAILED AGAIN, AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION: METAL SHAVINGS WAS FOUND IN THE TRANSMISSION GEAR. THIS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT TRANSMISSION INTO A GEAR. ALSO, ENGINE LIFTERS WENT OUT & HAD TO BE REINSTALLED; AND CARBON HAD BUILT UP IN THE ENGINE. CAUSING IT TO STALL WHENEVER VEHICLE ACCELERATED FROM A STOPPED POSITION. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ON THE UNIT TWICE IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO 2ND GEAR WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 70 MPH, RESULTING IN TOTAL ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

LIP SEAL IN THE TRANSMISSION HAS SHRINKED WHICH WOULD NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ENGAGE INTO GEARS. *AK

HOOD SUPPORTS DO NOT HOLD HOOD OPEN AND IT DROPS DOWN ON YOUR HEAD WHEN YOUR WORKING ON THE ENGINE. TORQUE CONVERTER SHUTTER WHILE TRAVELLING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER 3 TIMES AND THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION ONCE. THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT IN THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND HAS NEVER BEEN CORRECTED OR IMPROVED BY DODGE.

OVER SEVERAL WEEKS I NOTICED AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. IT WOULD "LUNGE FORWARD" AND THEN DEFAULT TO THE "LIMP HOME" MODE (3RD GEAR). THE PROBLEM BECAME MORE SERIOUS A FEW DAYS AGO, WHEN IT RESET INTO 1ST GEAR OR NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING. GIVEN THE MORE URGENT AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS SITUATION I TOOK IT TO MY DODGE DEALER. THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE OVERHAULED. CHYRSLER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PARTS ($950), HOWEVER I AM STUCK WITH THE LABOR ($1000). INVESTIGATION AT ANOTHER INTERNET SITE SUGGESTS THAT MANY OWNERS OF '94 AND '95 INTREPIDS HAVE EXPERIENCED A SIMILAR PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THAT THIS DEFECT MAY WARRANT A RECALL. IT IS INTERESTING THAT CHYSLER IS WILLING TO PAY FOR THE PARTS, THIS SUGGESTS TO ME SOME ADMISSION OF A SYSTEM DEFECT. IF IT IS A KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD DEFECT, WHY AM I STILL REQUIRED TO PAY THE LABOR COSTS...

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH IGNITION RUNNING, IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

AT 67,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETLY MALFUNCTIONED AND WAS REPLACED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTH ER DETAILS. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDS OVERHAULING/REPLACEMENT. TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING AND OFTEN DOES NOT COME OUT OF GEAR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP, NEARLY CAUSING REAR END COLLISION WITH CAR IN FRONT. DEALER REPORTS THAT THEY HAVE REPAIR "HUNDREDS" OF IDENTICAL FAILURES, AND THAT DODGE HAS CHANGED PARTS TO ASSURE GOOD REPAIR. HOWEVER, DODGE OFFERS NO ASSISTANCE TOWARD $1700 REPAIR NOR HAS ISSUED A RECALL. HELP!!!

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN CHANGING GEAR.

WHEN DRIVING THE REVERSE GEAR IS GONE, HARD TO SHIFT. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIIP AT THIS TIME FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE TRANSMISSION.---PLEASE ADD VIN.#---PLEASE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

I HAVE COMPLAINED SEVERAL TIMES TO BOTH THE MAN. AND THE DEALER AND HAVE HAD NO COOPERATION

WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO GEAR THERE WOULD BE RESISTANCE. TRANSMISSION IS GONE . MANUFACTURER AND DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AND BEFORE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP IN REVERSE GEAR , TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE FORWARD UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

TRANSMISSION HAS BROKEN TWICE IN MY 1 1/2 YEARS OWNING A DODGE INTREPID. ON THE FIRST OCCASION, IN THE SUMMER OF 1998, CAR BEGAN TO IDLE VERY HIGH BUT MOVED EXTREMELY SLOWLY WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. ON THE SECOND OCCASION, JAN. 1999, THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO MOVE EXTREMELY SLOW WHEN PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR. HOWEVER, IT DID NOT IDLE HIGH. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THERE WOULD BE A FORCEFUL KICK FROM THE BACK. THE CAR WOULD THEN ACCELERATE NORMALLY. ALSO, THE CAR WOULD SOMETIMES SLIP OUT FROM THE DRIVE GEAR INTO THE REVERSE GEAR WITHOUT NOTICE. FURTHERMORE, HEADLIGHT SWITCH BECAME STUCK AND UNABLE TO TURN INTO THE ON POSITION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS ARE CRAP. THE SEALS BEING USED ARE UNDERSIZED CAUSING THE TRANSMISSIONS TO FAIL. AT FIRST YOU DONT EVEN NOTICE THE PROBLEM BUT AT ABOUT 50,000 MILES THE TRANSMISSIONS START TO HAVE TROUBLE SHIFTING INTO GEAR, UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING WHEN COLD. CHRYSLER IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM PROVEN BY THE WELL WRITTEN TECH. BULLITENS. CARS SHOULDN'T HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT SUCH LOW MILES. IF IT WAS AN ISOLATED INCCIDENT I COULD ACCEPT IT BUT ITS NOT AND I'M HAVING TROUBLR BELIEVING THAT I'M EXPECTED TO PAY FOR SHODDY WORK.

I HAVE READ OF MANY 4 SPEED CC TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND THAT FACT HAS ALSO BEEN CONFIRMED WITH MY DEALERSHIP. MY UNIT IS NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. MY UNIT HAS METICULOUSLY BEEN MAINTAINED IN HOPES OF AVOIDING PROBLEMS..TO NO AVAIL. THERE IS A REAL PROBLEM WITH THESE 4SPD TRANSMISSION UNITS.THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED! AS WELL AS THE TRANS COOLING LINES AND SEALS LEAKING! $1370.00 OUT THE WINDOW!

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE RIGHT AWAY ON COLD MORNINGS. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. CONTACTED DODGE CONSUMER AFFAIRS TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE INFANT FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION BUT THEY DID NOT CARE AND WOULD NOT WORK WITH ME. AS A RESULT OF THIS I WILL NO LONGER BUY CHRYSLER PRODUCTS AND WILL ADVISE ANYONE I KNOW LOOKING FOR A NEW CAR TO AVOID CHRYSLER.

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID IS HOT, WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER DID NOT CHECK THE CAR PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN GOING INTO GEAR.

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID IS HOT, WAS TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER DID NOT CHECK THE CAR PROPERLY. TRANSMISSION ALSO SHUDDERS WHEN GOING INTO GEAR.

THE TRANS ONLY WORKS WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, TOO MUCH GAS AND THEN IT STARTS TO SLIP OR HAS NO GEAR AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERCETION AND THE TRANS, WILL KICK OUT WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE WITH ONCOMEING TRAFFIC. THE AIR ONLY WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER I GOT THE CAR. NOW IT JUST BLOWS HOT AIR, AND HAS A FUNNY SMELL TO IT. IT ALSO EVERY NOW AND THEN WILL LOOK LIKE FROST OR FOG IS COMING OUT THE VENTS, HAD TO REPLACE AN 02 SENSER, WAS TOLD THERE IS ALSO ONE MORE IN THE CAR, AND ITS PROBLEY BAD HAVE BAD GAS MILIAGE AND SMELLS OF GAS IN THE MAIN CAB.

THE TRANS ONLY WORKS WHEN AT LOW SPEEDS, TOO MUCH GAS AND THEN IT STARTS TO SLIP OR HAS NO GEAR AT ALL. THIS HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS WHEN TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERCETION AND THE TRANS, WILL KICK OUT WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE WITH ONCOMEING TRAFFIC. THE AIR ONLY WORKED FOR A LITTLE WHILE AFTER I GOT THE CAR. NOW IT JUST BLOWS HOT AIR, AND HAS A FUNNY SMELL TO IT. IT ALSO EVERY NOW AND THEN WILL LOOK LIKE FROST OR FOG IS COMING OUT THE VENTS, HAD TO REPLACE AN 02 SENSER, WAS TOLD THERE IS ALSO ONE MORE IN THE CAR, AND ITS PROBLEY BAD HAVE BAD GAS MILIAGE AND SMELLS OF GAS IN THE MAIN CAB.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO WHILE AT A STOP AND APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MOVES TO REVERSE, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER. ENGINE COMPUTER INTERMITENLY WILL NOT ALLOW TRANSMISSION INTO GEAR. TRANSMISSION SERVICED BY DEALER. PROBLEM GOT WORSE. TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT AT 21,345 MILES, NOW NEEDS TO BE REBUILT AGAIN AT 82,800. CHRYSLER STATES THAT THE WARRANTEE HAS EXPIRED AND THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE. MY POSITION IS THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN 60K MILES AFTER REBUILD. THE CORRECT MAINTAINANCE WAS DONE INCLUDING USING THE RIGHT TRANSMISSION FLUID.

TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING GEAR TO NOT SHIFT.

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO LEAKS IN THE LINES.

INNER TIRE RODS/TRANSMISSION/AIR COMPRESSOR, AND ALTERNATOR FAILED. *AK

WHEN FIRST STARTING VEHICLE IT HESITATES GOING INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE CHATTERS WHEN GOING THROUGH GEARS AND SPEEDS UP TO 15 MPH. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REPAIRED THE VALVE BODY, AND REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL. DEALER NOW STATES THAT THE FRONT SEAL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WILL OUT OF GOOD GESTURE PAY FOR THE PARTS ONLY. CONSUMER MUST PAY $920 IN LABOR. WARRANTY EXPIRED 5 MONTHS AGO. DEALER WAS STILL UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER SUSPECTS NEGLIGENCE WITH THE DEALER. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, TRANSMISSION IN LIMP MODE, CAUSING LACK OF POWER. *AK

TRASAXLE FAILED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT. OWNER IS NOW EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE OFTEN TIMES CHANGES GEAR AND STICKS WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSING SLIPPING.

VEHICLE HAS MANY DIFFERENT DEFECTS. DEALER REPLACED 3 TRANSMISSIONS AND 1 REBUILT/2 FUEL INJECTORS/SMALL BLOCK/CV JOINTS/PASSENGER FRONT AXLE/WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR/POWER WINDOWS. THESE DEFECTS ARE STILL OCCURRING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN OVER 50 MPH BECAUSE THE RPM'S KEPT GOING UP INTO THE RED ZONE. WHEN TAKEN TO DEALER, DEALER STATED THAT THE REVERSE SEALS WERE WORN AND THE CLUTCH WAS BURNED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE.

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE.